Dua Before Going to Bed

August 18, 2026

Yatarken Okunacak Dua Okunuşu, Anlamı ve Fazileti

Explanation

This dua is recited when getting into bed. It sees sleep as a moment of surrender and expresses entrusting everything to Allah.

Dua Text

اَللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ، رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلَا مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ وَنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ

Transliteration

Allahumma aslamtu wajhi ilayk, wa fawwadtu amri ilayk, wa alja’tu zahri ilayk, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayk, la malja’a wa la manja minka illa ilayk, amantu bi-kitabika alladhi anzalta wa nabiyyika alladhi arsalt.

Meaning

O Allah! I have turned my face to You, entrusted my affairs to You, and leaned my back on You. My hope and my fear are towards You. There is no refuge and no escape from You except to You. I believe in Your Book that You sent down and in Your Prophet whom You sent.

What Is Asked in This Dua

In this dua, the servant surrenders himself entirely to Allah before falling asleep. He says that he has turned his face to Him, entrusted his affairs to Him and leaned his back on Him. These three expressions mean that a person leaves his direction, his decisions and his support to Allah. The servant entrusts to Allah the worries that have built up over the day and his concerns about tomorrow.

Then the servant says that both his hope and his fear are towards Allah alone; the only place to flee to from Him is, again, Him. That is, the servant who fears Allah’s punishment takes refuge in His mercy. At the end of the dua, he declares his faith in the Book that was sent down and the Prophet who was sent. In this way, sleep becomes a moment of renewing one’s faith and of surrender.

When and How to Recite

As stated in the source book, this dua is recited when getting into bed. It is narrated that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ used to recite it regularly when going to bed; for this reason it is recommended to recite it regularly every night before sleeping. No specific number is mentioned; reciting it once is enough.

Making wudu before sleeping is a good habit, but it is not required for the dua. What matters is to lie down and recite it while reflecting on its meaning, feeling that you are entrusting your affairs to Allah. Those who find the Arabic difficult can also make this dua with the same surrender using its meaning in their own language.

Virtue

It is narrated that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ used to recite it regularly when going to bed.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the dua before going to bed recited?

It is recited every night when getting into bed, before falling asleep. Since it is narrated that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ used to recite it regularly when going to bed, reciting it regularly is recommended.

What is the source of the dua before going to bed?

It is a hadith found in Bukhari and Muslim; it is also quoted in the first volume of Majmu’at al-Ahzab.

Can the dua before going to bed be recited in English?

Yes, it can also be recited using its meaning in one’s own language. What matters is to recite it while thinking that you are entrusting your affairs to Allah and taking refuge in Him.

Source

Bukhari, Da'awat 6; Muslim, Dhikr 56. Majmu'at al-Ahzab, vol. 1, p. 609.

The text on this page was prepared by Dua Kitaplığı based on the work cited above. The Arabic text has been transcribed from the original with its vowel marks, and the transliteration in Latin letters and the English meaning are given separately. No virtue or number that does not appear in the source is added to this page. How do we prepare our content?

Published: 18 August 2026 · Last updated: 9 October 2026